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DECEMBER 21, 2022
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The Honolulu City Council passed res- olutions welcom- ing new representative, Val Okimoto, who recently won in the general election, to the City Council. She will rep- resent Council District VIII, which includes ‘Aiea and Pearl City. “I am grateful to be here today and am gladly taking on this responsibility to serve the residents of Dis- trict VIII,” states Okimoto. “I look forward to serving all of you as we improve the lives of all our people here” ... ‘Aiea Shopping Cen- ter welcomes bb.q Chicken ‘Aiea to its ‘ohana. The lo- cal franchise of the popular, global Korean fried chicken chain stands for “best of the best quality” chicken and is known around the world for its ultra-crispy and juicy fried chicken made with authentic imported ingredients from Korea. The new eatery is lo- cated on the third floor, next to ‘Aiea Bowl. “Our main goal is to provide the health- iest, most delicious premium chicken to the world,” states bb.q Chicken ‘Aiea chairman Yoon Hong-Guen. “When we opened our first bb.q Chicken restaurant in 1995, quality was our top priority and we continue to strive for the same high-quality food for our customers today.” Bb.q Chicken ‘Aiea is open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. Online ordering and delivery options are available at bbdotqchick- enhawaii.com. Follow the restaurant @bbqchickenha- waii on social media or call 808-762-3532 ... The 2023 Hawai‘i State National Letter of Intent Signing Day took place on Nov. 9 and several Leeward O‘ahu student-ath- letes participated. They in- clude Aeryn Hatico (Pearl City High School), who will
The Honolulu City Council welcomes two new members, Tyler Dos Santos- Tam and Val Aquino Okimoto (center with lei). Okimoto represents Council District VIII, which includes portions of ‘Aiea and Pearl City. PHOTO COURTESY HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL
play soccer at Upper Iowa University; Alexys Taira (Pearl City High), who will play soccer at Chaminade University; and Breenalyn Shimabukuro (‘Aiea High), who will play soccer at Col- orado Christian University. Way to go sports stars! ... MangoMango Dessert, locat- ed in Pearlridge Center, cel- ebrated its one-year anniver- sary on Dec. 14 and offered customers a buy one,get one 50% off promotion on all the shop’s drinks. The eatery offers a tasty assortment of traditional Hong Kong-style desserts including its mango mochi, green tea mille crepe, durian dessert bowl and co- conut mango smoothie. It is located on the second level
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next to Aloha Salads in Wai Makai ... University of Ha- wai‘i at Mānoa’s Rainbow Marching Band hosted its 41st Rainbow Invitational marching band festival on Nov. 10 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Field. For the first time since the pandemic, hundreds of high schoolers took the field to perform their shows together at the event. Among the participating school bands were ‘Aiea High School and Pearl City High School ... jlansangan@midweek.com
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